Aulacomnium androgynum, the bud-headed groovemoss,[1] is a species of moss with a discontinuous circumboreal distribution in Eurasia and North America.[2] It grows on a variety of substrates, normally in moist, bottomland habitats.[2]
Aulacomnium androgynum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Rhizogoniales |
Family: | Aulacomniaceae |
Genus: | Aulacomnium |
Species: | A. androgynum
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Binomial name | |
Aulacomnium androgynum (Hedwig) Schwagrichen
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Aulacomnium androgynum exhibits a unique form of asexual reproduction where a cluster of haploid vegetative structures known as propagula is produced at the end of a long stalk.[2] This feature is the origin of the common name bud-headed groovemoss.
References
edit- ^ "Aulacomnium androgynum". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Aulacomnium androgynum". floranorthamerica.org. FNA. Retrieved 2023-02-17.